Nick Kelly

Director, Music Composer and Screenwriter

Dublin, Ireland

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About Nick

Nick began writing and directing award-winning short films in 2003, culminating in his third “Shoe” being shortlisted in the Live Action Shorts category of the 2011 Academy Awards.

Nick’s wrote and directed his debut feature film “The Drummer And The Keeper”, funded by the Irish Film Board under their Catalyst Scheme. “The Drummer And The Keeper” won 18 major awards on the international film circuit, including Best Film at the Cleveland International Film Festival, Best Foreign Film at the Newport Beach International Film Festival and the Silver Award at the Emden-Norderney International Filmfest. It received 5 nominations at the 2018 IFTAs, including Best Screenplay for Nick’s script, with Jacob McCarthy winning the Rising Star for his portrayal of Christopher. Nick’s screenplay was also one of three nominees at the 2018 Irish Writers Guild ZeBBie Awards for Best Feature Film Script.

In 2019 Nick set up The Story Works, an innovative independent TV writers room with the aim of generating new television drama with global potential. The first session of The Story Works, funded by Green Pavilion Entertainment.

“Bedsitterland”, a new feature film written and to be directed by Nick, was selected for the Berlinale Co-Production Market in February 2020. “Bedsitterland” is being produced by Samson Films (Ireland) and A Private View (Belgium) and has received development support from Screen Ireland.

In addition to his work as a film-maker, Nick is one of Ireland’s most highly-regarded advertising creatives, responsible for award-winning campaigns for, among others, AIB, the Green Party, Walkers Crisps, and most notably Guinness for whom he wrote five major TV spots, including the Clio-winning “Tom Crean” and “Quarrel” starring Michael Fassbender. He has directed TV and online commercial films for Barry’s Tea, AIB, SSE Airtricity, the Irish Film Archive, SVP and the Simon Communities.

Nick is also a Choice Music Prize-nominated musical artist, and an Ian St James Award-winning short fiction writer.

www.nickkelly.ie

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Gasparilla International Film Festival Grand Jury Best Narrative Feature for The Drummer and t
(2019)
Sedona International Film Festival, Audience Award Best Feature Film - Drama for The Drummer an
(2019)
Würzburg International Filmweekend, Audience Award Best Film for The Drummer and the Keeper (20
(2019)
Breaking Down Barriers International Disability Film Festival, Jury Prize Best Director
(2018)
Cleveland International Film Festival, Roxanne T. Mueller Best Film for The Drummer and The Keeper
(2018)
Emden International Film Festival, SCORE Bernhard Wicki Best Film Silver The Drummer and The Keeper
(2018)
Irish Film and Television Awards Nominated Best Screenplay (Film) for The Drummer and the Keeper
(2018)
Newport Beach Film Festival Best Foreign Film for The Drummer and the Keeper
(2018)
Writer's Guild of Ireland Zebbie Awards Nominated Best Feature Script The Drummer and The Keeper
(2018)
Galway Film Fleadh Best First Irish Feature for The Drummer and the Keeper
(2017)
Irish Film Festival London Best Feature Film Award
(2017)
Chicago Irish Film Festival Won, Best Short Film, Live Action for Shoe
(2011)
Academy Awards Live Action Short Shortlisted for Nomination Shoe
(2011)
Fastnet Short Film Festival Best Irish Short for Shoe
(2011)
Vail Film Festival, Best Short Screenplay for Shoe
(2009)
Chicago Irish Film Festival Best Short Film, Live Action for Why the Irish Dance That Way
(2008)